What do you guys think about this rig?

[dazz 69]

Roger that, So an i5 + a GTX460 or better will do it?

yes, but make sure it's the 1GB version (not 768MB) and not "SE".

[Wasso 0]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 1G OC. Will it work?

[dazz 69]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 1G OC. Will it work?

yes

[Wasso 0]

Nice, so this system will handle the PMDG 747 over the atlantic?

[Guest PFL]

Yep, and probably over The Pacific too, with enough JP-4! Wasso wrote: "Will i be able to do an OC like this with the 212+?" Yes, with good CPU paste, and 2 fans in push/pull...

[Wasso 0]

Okay, Great news!! And i assume that i will have acceptable FPS at the end aswell. Or is that too much to ask? :P

[Guest PFL]

Acceptable FPS is what we all want and need, YES Sir... Lock the FPS @ 30 inside FSX, and you should be OK!

[Wasso 0]

OK, added 2 extra 120 mil fans (= PnP on the 212+ and two fans in the case) EDIT: Changed the fans to a little bit more expensive model with blue LED and the Arctic Silver Thermal Paste for better performance, but that's it! :)

[Humpty 751]

If you are going to OC take one of the best coolers, all coolers may not support high ocing. I am using a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 for my Athlon X3 , I do not need to OC very high maybe around 3.7 (above 3.8 it becomes unstable on this CPU) does the job for FSX.

[Wasso 0]

Okay, So 3,7 is enough for FSX? Will i be able to run the NGX at good frames with this setup?

[dazz 69]

Okay, So 3,7 is enough for FSX? Will i be able to run the NGX at good frames with this setup?

With that cooler (212+) there's tons of people with 2500K's at 4.5GHz and above. There's not much you can improve there that will make a significant impact in FSX

[Wasso 0]

Okay, so i don't need any fancy water cooling to get the 2500k above 4Ghz with the 212? And then i assume i will be able to run the ngx smooth in vc? :)

[dazz 69]

Okay, so i don't need any fancy water cooling to get the 2500k above 4Ghz with the 212? And then i assume i will be able to run the ngx smooth in vc? :)

Yes, I have the NGX and it performs admirably in my rig

[Charlatan 68]

Okay, So 3,7 is enough for FSX? Will i be able to run the NGX at good frames with this setup?

You want to go as high as you can stably. Around 4.5ghz seems to be the sweetspot for FSX. That Coolermaster 212 will be fine, as long as you don't need to up the voltage too much to get there. Had mine running at 4.5ghz for months on the same cooler before my PSU took the motherboard out.

[Humpty 751]

Okay, So 3,7 is enough for FSX? Will i be able to run the NGX at good frames with this setup?

Okay, So 3,7 is enough for FSX? Will i be able to run the NGX at good frames with this setup?

NGX is by PMDG if I am correct. The point is to get at least 30 fps with every damn thing to high or max. If you check my sig I hardly have any heavy add ons as I fly only in India & Europe so currently just using two addons NL-2000 & TX Europe and I am getting acceptable FPS. For FSX it is a bit difficult to judge if it will run well on your config but usually ppl get good performance. If I install Manhattan X on my rig I pull 15-16 fps on that scenery with extreme dense settings and LOD to 50% , water I lower it and shutoff animations in this scenery only, else every where I am good. And my card is a HTPC GFX card but it performs. try not to OC at first use fsx on stock speeds and then if you think you to OC then do it step by step.